The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-15

! lcorrsspondeucs of The Jasper Couries1
The Lynchtng Of John Davis. aud
! the SlamdevOus Reports Ut
I "Grtff" Ia Regard Thereto.
! DooLirTLE's MILL, PERRr Co. IxD.
! EDIroR JAsPER CouRlER To add In
suit TO insult, learn that j. NJ. Griffin,
0f the Jasper Times, has forwarded q
copy OF his issue (of June l7th), which
contains squibs from his own pen, and
quotations from various exchanges, upon
the perry county lynching." TO . sister
of Miss Carrie Flanagan, the young
lady who was inhumaniy outraged BY
Clay Davis, and slspdered by j. M.
Griffin. and every law abiding citizen
OF Miss FIannagan's acquaintance, boil
with virtuous indignation when we think
of how he reported this case TO papers,
whose editors have no knowledge Of his
degraded standing at home, and we
would see that the young lady would
sue hius Tor libel Ii we did not know his
irresp possibility and sue him for ander,
III we did not know that no one could be
slsndered by tongue 90 dirty that no
conscientious person could swear that
he Was injured cent by him.
| What his object for such course can
be Is beyond the comprehension of any
reasonable person, unless Il be = fact, as
we think, that lie is the Jasper represen
tstive Of this organized gang OF thieves
which has its headquarters at Sodom
creek, aud extends thence by way OF An
derson aud Mentor to Hi. Hobbs a
Company, ut Jasper. His warm eulcgy
of Miss Abigail EnIow, whom he char
scterizes as truthful young lady"
lis quite in keeping with bis attempt
Ito defame Miss Flanagan, OF whom
nothing in was aver known or suspected
against whose character nothing de-
rogAiory was ever insimusted ill he be-
came tie utierer. but water seeks It's
level, and doubtlessly. "Oid Griff' found
. kindred spirit in Miss Abigail, aud
considered It incumbent upon him to
euIogize her. Maybe he can tell the
readers Of his scnrvy sheet, where Clay
Davis aud his protege, Mise Abigail.
| davis half-sisier) spent their time aud
Ienjoyed themselves this Spring, when
I:hey stole old man Elbows horse. and
went OF on lark2 Maybe "Old Grif-'
keeps . hotel for 'appxienty truthful
young ladies!
But even the Elbows did not have the
laudacity to speak good word Tor their
relatives, the Dsvises, rs Grimm pre-
tends they did 10 him. I q. Dufiin aud
~. +. Dufiim were by when he was ~
Enlow's, and aver that his report pur-
porting 10 have been received from the
Enlows, il all faischood.
! IL Clsy-Davis had not found kind'cd
cattle ~ .barbcr him. as he did NJ Mentor
land other places, aud 10 defend him, ~
Griffin did. he would have met his re-
y ard ere this time; aud II John Davis
had not admitted . knowledge Of Ciay'si
Intention 10 abduct the girl. and refused
10 tell what lie knew of hi- Drotier'-
whereabouts. etc, lie would not Lave
been sent 20 hastily before his Maker, To
answer questions which lie refused u
su-vrr un earth.
VIZ do uot wonder much at Griffin ia
king the stand lie does. The physiog-
nuuisi can rcHd volumes iU HE face hut
why the Mentor nan. msn who carried
: revolver five years to xvenge al inju-i
ry, wherein his wife was as guilty ~ her
parasnvur. should hsrbor such . villain,
Is beyond our comprehension. The
charge that the White Cape hung John
Davis II another lie from the whole
cloth Tie enraged citizens did il, and
they will lyuch defender as quickly a.
they did ~ actor, and IL "Old Griff-' los
e. his breath, as well as his thumbs, no
hone<t mMu will mourn the loss. AZ
house Griffin told Us that he J
never wrote. he made telegrsphic re.
ports A thunOless man cannot well
do otherwise come men lose their
thumbs while others lose their ears.
Regarding the various cries against
the .Whito Caps" OF Southern Indiana,
let me remark that This IL the peoples
Constitution, the peoples Government
made for the people, made by the peo.
ple, and aus wcrable 10 the people, aud
iu country where there have been 50
,asny heniOus crimes Is Perry and Du-
bois couuties can record, and the courts
have been 90 slow in doing their duty,
The people must do something; when
The servant fails 70 perform his duty. the
master must roll up his sleeves ana do
the work himself. When:
ne Judge. With hi, dark. lowing gown;
AID his scales. wherein lsw weighesh equity down;
when jurors their lips on the bible have laid.
To render verdict they've already made"
Il Il time that the people awaken
10 their duty. In justice to an outraged
and much injured woman, we beg that
this letter be copied bv every paper
which gave space to GrifEin's report, and
ho will have no trouble to find
Your humble servant,
WM. j. MCDERM0TT.
Special Dispatch q the Louisville Commercial.
DooLIrTLE's MILLS, IND.. July 7.-To-l
day see another article In your paper
upon the Eckerty Outrage" as II is call.
ID by your Jasper corresr ondent.
The "Eckerty Outrage" IL now be-
coming verv stale reading TO any one ex-
cept those deeply interested, and some Of
those are interested for the sake Of the
Young lady. and humanity.